Wielenga, Tena, Mrs. Andrew - 1902-1974

WIELENGA, HAARSMA

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden - Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/25/2010 at 12:03:08

Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Wielenga, 72, of Orange City, were held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the First Christian Reformed Church of Orange City. The Rev. John Hellinga officiated. Burial was in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, under the direction of Van Etten Funeral Home, Orange City.

Mrs. Wielenga died Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Orange City Hospital after a brief illness.

The former Tena Haarsma was born at Middleburg, February 19, 1902. She was married at Maurice November 17, 1921. The couple farmed northwest of Orange City until March, 1963, when they retired and moved into Orange City.

Survivors include the widower; four sons, Henry, Verne, Donald and Lawrence of Orange City; three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Lois) De Beer and Mrs. Peter (Kathleen) Van Whik, both of Orange City, and Mrs. Henry (Delores) Kramer of Edgerton, Minn.; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Visser, Mrs. Peter (Mae) Bonthuis and Mrs. Albert (Nell) Reinders, all of Orange City; three brothers, Peter and Clarence of Maurice and Henry of Orange City; 38 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Source: Sioux Center News, September 18, 1974